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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-05
Cotton Oil for Cooking Purposes.

| hear some aver that they never use
lard, nothing but butter-(most likely
cooking butter, an offence to nostril
and palate, not able to escape the re-
proachable ct TT, Brute, of its fellow
malefactors, whose place it would
hypocritcally usurp as long as oleo-
margarine holds the balance of power
in the kingdom of grease). Pure butter
is too costly to be used in cooking, eX-
cept by the rich, or b dairy farmers.
What, then, shall we useP | answer,
cotton-seed oil. 1t is better, purer and
cheaper than either lard or butter. Its
price varies with the price of lard, but
is always cheaper than lard. 1t makes
fine rolls, biscuits, mullins, corn-bread
gems, batter-cakes, tea-cakes and gin
ger-bread. In some of these compounds
il renders eggs unnecessary, and in
others (where they are Indispensable
lessons the number. AS it boils at a
lower degree of heat than the animal
fats, ii is pre-eminently fit for frying,
and as the frying-pan is the Ameri,
can escutcheon, ii behooves us TO use
il wisely-not to burn our food in it
To this end comes cotton-seed oil, III
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-05
Tested Recipes.

BAKED EGGs.-Put butter, salt and
pepper in tin; break in as many eggs
as you wish. Bake until the whites are
set. Very nice.
BREAD OMELET.-Soak tea-cupful
of bread crumbs in cup of sweet
milk over night Beat three eggs,
yolks and whites separately. Add the
whites last and fry brown in butter.
TOMATO SOUP.-To one quart of new
milk add soda the size of large pea.
When hot add one cup of stewed to-
matoes. Season like oysters. Beef
broth may be used instead of milk.
ONION SoUP.-Melt small spoon of
butter and brown in a fry-pan. Cut
the onions into small pieces and let
them stew till soft. Then addas much
water as you desire soup. Salt it, let it
boil few minutes and then put it into
the tureen upon bread cut thin, stirring
before serving.
MAtAhoNl AND llldC-
aroni, broken in inch pieces, in milk
and water until tender. Drain and salt
it. Butter your dish and put in layer
of macaroni, then layer of grated
cheese stale is besD, with bits of but
ter sprinkled over the whole; continue
till the dish is full, adding cheese last
Add few spoonfuls of milk. Bake in
quick oven about thirty minutes.
RIBBON CAKE.-Two cups of sugar,
three eggs, two-thirds of cup of but
ter, one cup of sweet milk. three cups
of flour and two tea-spoonfuls of bak-
ing powder. Put one-half in two
Washington Cor round) tins. Add to
the remainder one tablespoonful of
molasses and one cup of chopped and
seeded currants; add one tablespoons
full of flour and spice to taste. Bake in
one or two tins Qwo are preferable) and
put together while hot.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-05

lea with fine dairy goods, put up her
metically. No movement has yet been
made in that direction. We have called
out some criticism because we have con-
tended that the best way to beat oleo-
margarine is to soar way above it, into
a region of excellence where bull butter
and hog butter are incapable of follow
ing. But we stick to it that butter as q
lorury has no rival worth considering.
Butter as grease has many rivals, and
rivals that can Guido it in all markets.
Now we think our association has big
work to do in these directions, and needs
good deal more money than it has ever
had to dot. And we hope and trust that
there are enough dairymen in the state
who are capable of taking in these
points, and who will come up at the
next meeting with the funds to carry
them out with energy and success.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-05
From a California Sister.

Dear Household Did / hear some
one asking for a good recipe for mince-
meat2 Here is one which have tried
many times and it is pronounced very
nice -: Boil four pounds of beef from
the shoulder or round. When very ten
der, remove the kettle from the fire
and set it in cool place till the next
day. Chop twice the weight of good
tart, juicy apples and pound of suet
very fine Dissolve glass of currant
or other tart jelly in quart of boiling
water and add it to the meat and apple
also stir in pint of molasses, two
pounds of sugar and pint of strong
coffee. Stir all well together, put it in a
large porcelain or granite-ware kettle
and when warm stir in two pounds OF
seeded raisins, pound of currants
thoroughly washed), half a pound OF
citron Chopped rather tine), two table
spoonfuls of cinnamon, tablespoon
full of cloves, half tablespoonful of all
spice, nutmeg (grateD, a tablespoon
full of salt and half tablespoonful OF
black pepper. Cook two hours, stirring
occasionally. Keep it in jar in a cool
place, closely covered, and it will keep
several months. Canned boiling hot
it will keep year, oras much longer as
you like. (You see this is temperance
recipe. l think we should avoid the
use of alcohol in all forms in our cook
ing, as it has often caused incorporate
habits in those who are brought up to
eat food seasoned with brandy or wine
Besides, it is an open question whether
brandy improves mince-meat) Please
try this and report.
have long wished for recipe fol
making' hot cakes,' or griddlecakes
with yeast. If anybody has one tina
they have tried and not found wanting
will they please send it along? JEN.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-05
The Lights of Home.

bit of garden where the summer sun
Bids glad good-mOrnings," lingering good
nights ~
Where clemats and honeysucltle run
In reckless rivalry to dizzy heights
Where violets bloom IN springtime rivaling
The tender azure of the vernal dome,
And robins come, their earliest song to sing,
And build in happy faith their summer home.
A bit of lawn where shadows linger long
Through summer mornings and each passing
breeze
Loiters awhile to sing its minstrel song
OF love and laughter to the maple trees,
While crickets vainly strive to catch the tune
And bumblebees grow bolsterous with delight,
Till shadows come again with afternoon
And lengthen slowly eastward into night.
Between the two, cottage nesting low
Fair when the sunset smiles the night to greet,
But yet more fair when DER the drfted snow
Its own bright welcome hastes my weary feet
with suen roar the tickle winds go past
The trembling naples whisper their alright,
But, cleaning golden through the whitened blast,
The lights Of home shine out across the night.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-05
Farm and Garden Notes.

INCREASE of weight in cattle is most
cheaply secured by pasturage, without
any grain, during the best part of the
season.
WITH stock, after three or four
months of full grain-feedng, a consid-
cradle decrease in rate of gain may be
expected.
THE use of feeds, fertilizers and
other articles whose composition is not
known should be stopped. Let us
know what we are using.
If you have plants touched by frost
sprinkle them well and then withhold
water for a time. Cut off below the
frosted part and be patient.
FIVE or six hogs are as many as
ought to be confined in one pen to-
gether, unless the pen is large. These
are enough for a pen ten feet by twelve.
AS population increases agriculture
naturally progresses, for there are not
only more to cultivate the soil but
more that depend upon it for sub
sistence.
THE farmers of Maine have put up
sweet-corn enough this year to give a
can to each family of five persons in the
whole United States-over ten million
cans from that state alone.
POTASH fertilizers have decidedly i'm
proved the desirable qualities of fruits.
Wherever the percentage of this ee-
ment has been raised the change is
accompanied by an increase of sugar
and decrease of acid.
THE progress of agriculture in the
New England States has been very
great, and now it is that, by encourag-
ing zeal for improvements, one may
be greatly instrumental in making two
ears of corn grow where but one has
grown before.
AS the earth sets bounds to the flow.
ing ocean, so agriculture limits the eX,
tent of commerce, and on the land com.
merce promotes agriculture; and, were
it wholly neglected, not only commerce
and manufactures, but the arts them
selves would soon cease to exist.
OF the many improvements tha
adorn a social life agriculture is the
principal foundation. 1t is from thi,
that all animal life derives its support
From the earth originally came all thu
materials which have been so in
geniously manufactured by art t
clothe our bodies and adorn our per
sons.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-05
Butter Experts.

Editor Messer says: " DR.. Hoskins
does not seem to have very high re-
gard for Professor Arnold as butter
expert. This is the way he sizes him
up in recent article in the WATCHMAN:
We believe dozen men can be found
in New England who are better judges
of butter than Mr.. Arnold. He is very
hnical and fussy in his "scale of points !"
and his d" records" but behind these
must be not only technical skill and
trained acuteness of sight, taste and
smell, but breath of common sense
and sound judgment which Mr.. Arnold
has always seemed sadly lacking in
But this is merely the Doctors opin-
ion. By many Professor Arnold is re-
garded as one of the leading butter eX-
perts in this country. lie must be a
poor scholar indeed if, with his wide
experience and long study of dairy
products, he cannot rank higher than
the above estimate"
Mr.. Messer msunderstands. We ac-
cord to Mr.. Arnold the technical
skill and trained acuteness " necessary
to make him butter expert of high
rank. We think he lacks other qualities
that would raise him still higher, and
are surprised that any one should sup
pose him so very superior that there
cannot be twelve men, among all the
dairymen and butter dealers in New
England, whose judgment is better
than his. We believe as many can be
found in Vermont alone, and say so
frankly, without denying Mr.. Arnold
his due. That is indeed " whale of
a man." in any business, who has no
superiors. Mr.. Arnold is " leading
expert" but he has by no means ex-
hausted all possibilities in that line. We
are not alone in this opinion. The ar
ticle referred to has been widely copied
or quoted from with apparent approval.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-05
Fruit Questions.

E. w. Merritt of Houlton, Maine,
asks: "What do you think of the
Lucretia dewberry, the Russian null
berry and apricot?"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-05
WaitsiieId Apple Notes.

S. M. b. of Waitslield, VT, writes to
the Boston CultiUdtOr as follows. Mr..
b. has an orchard of three hundred
grated trees of the best varieties, and
says:
The Baldwins, the Greetings and the
Northern Spy are good winter apples
with us. The Twenty-Ounce is a good
fall and early winter apple, and one
of the best for cooking purposes, both
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-05
advertisements.
Rheumatism

Tt is IN established fact that Hoods Sar.
saparilla has proven an invaluable remedy
in many severe cases of rheumatism, effect
ing remarkable cures by its powerful action
in correcting the acidity of the blood, which
is the cause of the disease, and purifying
and enrlching the vital fluid.
II Is certainly fair to assume that what
Hoods Sarsaparilla has done for others IL
will do for you. Therefore, IL you suffer
the pains and aches of rheumatism, give
this potent remedy a fair trial.
A Positive Cure.
"I was troubled very much with rheumae
tism in my hips, ankles, and wrists.
could hardly walk, and was confined to my
bed good deal of the time. Being rec
commended to try Hoods Sarsaparilla, l
took four bottles and am perfectly we'll
] cheerfully recommend Hoods Sarsaparilla
as one of the best blood purifiers in the
world" w. f. WOOD Bloomington, Ill.
For Twenty Years
Ihave been afflicted with rheumatism. Before
1883 found no relief, but grew worse. then
began taking Hoods Sarsaparilla and it did
me more good than all the other medicine
ever had" II. T. BALCoM Shirley, Mass.
81 suffered from what the doctors called
muscular rheumatism. l took Hoods Sar-
saparlla and am entirely cured.' j. v. A.
PRoUDFooT, letter carrier, Chicago, Ill
We shall be glad to send, free of charge
to all who may desire, book containing many
additional statements of cures by
Hoods SarsaparilIa
Sold by all druggists. 81 six for S. Made
only by G. l. HOOD ~ CO., Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-07
"a COnundrum" Which IL Not o Con.
undrum.
To THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES


To THE EDITOR OF THE TINES
Being patron of the HALEY schools,
I always read anything pertaining to
them. A Mr.. Ami. Cuss, after com.
plimenting the Trustees for the ex.
cellent rules they have adopted for
the government of the schools, quotes
Rule 43 in the following manner
"If the janitor or any teacher light
a fire in either of the furnaces with
coal or ANY OTHER coMBUsTIBLE MA.
TERIAL, he or the teacher shall be
peremptorily discharged"
Ami.Cu follows up With this as.
founding conundrum: 1--WE would
like to know how, with our present
appliances, is the janitor to light the
fre?" The Good Lord might posi-.
bly, justify the use of tho word TAP.
pliances" in the conundrum (?), but
human grammarians are not blessed
with such literary power.
But Rule 43 reads as follows: "Ii
the janitor or any teacher light fire
in either of the furnaces with COAL
OIL or any other combustible, he Oh
the teacher shalt be peremptorily dis.
missed" Good day, conundrum! Good
day, Ami Cuss! Yours,
IAMACUSS.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-07
THE GIMLET BRIDGE.
The Commissioners do not Know Where
to Locate It.

The Commissioners do not Know Where
to Locate 1t.
Commissioners Warren and Gil.
lette will meet at Gimlet, to- morrow,
to select site for the new bridge to
be thrown across the river there.
This will be their third visit there for
that purpose, the trouble being tina,
the only acceptable crossing is where
the bridge now stands, and that is
open to grave objections, because Of
the lack of sufficient room and of the
presence of the railway bridge.
The most acceptable location, every.
thing considered, will probably be
found some distance above the pres.
ens bridge. BY placing the new
bridge there the road could keep &c
the west Of the track, and it would
be much safer for balky or skittist
horses.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-07

AOLels sssssss 'ss' A~~ '
Estimating the value of this ore at
$125 per ton which is generally ad.
mitted to be fair averags) we get q
total of s153,375, which is about the
value of the shipments from HALEY
and Bellevue.
The shipments from Ketchum, now
that the smelter is in full blast, would
bring this total up to very nearly
double the amount stated, or about
100000.
This, while not as Aattering As it
might be, is still quite satisfactory,
when the condition of the mines ID
considered, so many of the old pro.
ducer having dropped out, this year,
because of having 90 much dead work
to do, or because Of the lack of ma.
chinery. Next year, however, the
Jumbo, King Of the West, Silver
Star, Triumph, and others will have
concentrating or reduction works, and
the yield will therefore be much
greater-both in tonnage and value
than it is this year.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-07
Good Results In Every Case.

D. A. Bradford, wholesale paper dealer
of Chattanooga, Tenn, writes that he
was seriously afflicted with severe cold
that settled on his lungs; had tried many
remedies without benefit. Being induced
to try DIR. Kings New Discovery for
consumption, he was entirely cured by
use of n few bottles. Since which time
he has used it for all coughs and colds in
his family with best results. This is the
experience of thousands whose lives have
been saved by this wonderful discovery
Trial bottles free at j. A. Rupert's drug
store.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-07
A BAD SHOWING.
The True State Of Affairs ct Spokane
Falls.

The True State Of Affairs at Spokane
Falls.
The Spokane Chinook has suspend.
oil publication. e. T. Wilson, its
publisher, gives the following among
other reasons for his failure:
We soon saw that high rents, .
nineteen-mill county tax and -
mills city tax, assessments fos street
grading-in some instances IS per
cent. Of the value of the adjacent
property, expenses of putting in sew
ers, cost of electric lights for private
use, clerk hire, fuel and cost of living,
created bill Of expense which &C.
tually necessitated . policy Of re-
trenohment. We learned that few
business houses were making money,
outside Of the saloons, hotels and real
estate dealers, the large transient popu-
lation affording the latter q good pat.
ronage. We found that goods were
sold here for q lower profit than st
any other place in the Territory and
that expenses were much greater;
consequently, when we were told by !
merchant that be could not possibly
add to his expenses aud live, the truth
OF his statement was 80 plain that we
had not the heart to press him for
patronage, We found that outside
Of job work the other weekly papers
were as poorly patronis-d as Chin.
ook, but jobs being . necessity they
were enabled to worry along, and the
citizens expected the publishers to
ALLEVIATE patrons and friends by point.
ing out all abuses in public pisces Of
trust, without help; in reality, work
harder and longer for Spokane than
any other men in town free of charge
and board themselves. The proprie-
tor feels that it is through no fault Of
his that Chinook must meet an early
death, for he has been in the business
long enough to know how to run a
newspaper. as his past success abund.
antly proves; but having no desire to
wear his summer pants turned t'other
side out, when the chill blast of win.
ter begins to blow, he thinks it a
mastery move to retreat while he has
an opportunity and before his rations
give ont.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-07
THAT HOUsEwARMISG.
1t Was Enlivened by an Orchestra Of
II Pieces-HOw the Ketchumites En-.
tertalued.

1t Was Enlivened by an Orchestra Of
IL Pieces-How the Ketchumites En-.
tertained.
The Comstock & Clark house warm.
ing, last evening, was the best attend
ed and most enjoyable dance which
ever took place on Wood River.
About 20 couples went up from Hal.
ley, mono from Bellevue, and none
from Bullion.
Professor Delius never played bet.
ter than he did last night, and was
ably assisted by Mr.. Pedlar, the first
cornetist of the Broadford band, q
piccolo, trombone, two flutes, q SEQ
ond cornet, bass viol, a piano, and a
bass and snare drums-11 musicians
altogether.
The supper, which was prepared
and served by the ladies of Ketchum,
was as delightful "snack" as anyone
there ever tasted. All the expense
of preparation, etc., was oheerfally
borne by the ladies and few bust.
ness men, and the charge was: fol-
the Haileyites 81 per couple; for the
Ketchumites, $3.50 per couple. The
receipts will go toward erecting Z
fence around the graveyard.
Every possible effort was put forth
by the people of Ketchum to enter.
tain their visitors. For instance
when supper was announced the Hal.
leyltes were requested to 60 first, all
Others keeping away until they were
all seated.
Messrs. Comstock & Clark were
indefatigable in their efforts to secure
the comfort of their guests.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-07
Renews Her Youth.

Mrs. Phoebe Chesley, Peterson, Clay
Co., Iowa, tells the following remarkable
story, the truth Of which is vouched for
by the residents Of the town: 81 am Is
years old, have been troubled with kidney
complaint and lameness for many years
could not dress myself without help.
Now am free from all pain and soreness,
and am able to do all my own homework
I owe my thanks to Electric bitters fol
having renewed my youth, and removed
completely all disease and pain" Try :,
bottle, only SOC. at j. A. Rupert's drug
store.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-07
I. n. SULLIVAN.

He is Compelled to Retain the Clerk.
ship Of the Board Of School Trus.
tees.
There was a meeting of the Board
OF School Trustees, yesterday. Mr..
Sullivan, in a few brief remarks high.
ly eulogistio of H. z. Burkhart, the
new trustee, nominated him for the
position of clerk. He confidently
looked to his colleague Warren to
second the nomination.
Mr.. Warren said not word.
Mr.. Sullivan repeated his motion.
Of course, Mr.. Burkhart could not
say anything until the question was
before the Board; and Mr.. Sullivan
looked askauce at Mr.. Warren.
The latter finally burst out laugh.
ing, and said that Mr.. Sullivan had
made such good clerk that he did
not think the Board could do better
than continue him in Office.
Mr.. Burkhart now took the floor
Mr.. Sullivan had done so we'll, and
there we're so many important matters
to attend to that 1t was best that the
old secretary of the Board be con
tinued in Office.
Mr.. Sullivan, who really wished te
be relieved Of his duties as clerk, die
not agree with either Mr.. Warren Of
Mr.. Burkhart; but finally consentec
to serve a while longer.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-07
FALL AND WINTER GOODS.
Lund & Anderson in the Field With A
Large and Varied Stock.


Lund & Anderson, the merchant
tailors of HALEY, have already re-
ceived large stock of Fall and Win.
ter goods of the latest patterns, and
have over $4,000 worth additional on
che way from San Francisco, Chicago,
and New York, samples Of which can
be seen in their establishment in
Krieg's block, on Main street.
As many are now thinking of order.
ing their Fall and Winter suitings
they are invited to call and examine
their stock before buying elsewhere
Prices range from s35 upward suit
and the goods are much superior in
quality and make than any that car
he ordered from the outside.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-07
The Salt Lake and Los Angeles r. X

aus Salt AaAe anu AOs A0HeleS Ne he
The subscriptions to date to the
proposed Salt Lake and Los Angeles
Railroad exceed sl7O,OOo, or 10 per
cent. of the estimated cost of build.
ing the road to the Nevada State
Line. Work will therefore be com.
menoed in few days, and there will
be no trouble in completing the road,
as every five mile section can be
bonded for more than enough to
build Eve miles more.
The line will probably not be com.
pleted for two years; but when it
shall be it will enable Wood River
ties to reach Los Angeles in about AZ
hours.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-09-07
Rssh HashOna.

Owing TO the recurrence OF the
festival of Rosh Hashona, or Jewish
New Year, my store will be closed
from 6 O'Clock Saturday evening, the
18th inst, until the same time Mon.
day evening. the 18th instant
S. J. FRIEDMAN.